Flesh – Carnal Nature – Selfishness

When sin takes over a nation – Carter Conlon

When sin takes over a nation – Carter Conlon

When sin takes over a nation, the end result is always confusion. Anger, accusation, and lust for control become the order of the day. Servanthood gives way to the desire to dominate. Sadly, democracy falls to dictatorship. There is only one way out. PRAY. (See Proverbs 29:2)

– Carter Conlon –

The Voice of Forgiveness is Louder – DL Moody

The Voice of Forgiveness is Louder – DL Moody

Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”  Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times (Matthew 18:21-22).

Peter did not seem to think that he was in danger of falling into sin; his question was, How often should I forgive my brother? But very soon we hear that Peter has fallen. I can imagine that when he did fall, the sweet thought came to him of what the Master had said. The voice of sin may be loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.

– DL Moody –
from Day by Day with D.L. Moody

Growing in Grace – JC Ryle

Growing in Grace – JC Ryle

When I speak of a person growing in grace, I mean simply this —that his sense of sin is becoming deeper, his faith stronger, his hope brighter, his love more extensive, and his spiritual mindedness more marked.

– JC Ryle –